Boat



Feb. 10, 1931. H. BROCK 1,792,140

BOAT

Filed Aug. 16, 1927 lllllllllliil 292209171 011- ffzzya Brag/f 4 i'Patented Feb; 19, 1931 is l 1 1' l Applicationililed m m, 1e27, eelie; at.

' "My i'nyention relates toboa-ts, and it [is] y 5' object of myinvention to provide means for preventing the entrapping of persohs-,i11 a the-boat When-itcapsizes; p

" 5 To thisi end I provide a deck which will open automatically under the. action of. gravf f ity' when the boat capsizesr -1 1 j a V i" a preferred embodimentYof my invention I provide a deck which is subdivided- 1 0 preferably on the fore-and afti'linel of the 1 boat and: the parts'ofthe subdivided deck 1 f r are'h nged or'otherwis'e secured to each other" I and'to' the sides of the -boatsoas toopen out 7 v .t by gravity when the boat heels over into a 15 glangerotis'position. It has already bee Y nattemptedflto provide 7 decks for the p rotection'of boat's ag ainstfraini 7 and Waves so as to cover the boat complete} 1 1y as possible and to-permit the persons in i ao'theboa-tito' Qet out quickly in the case'oitjrw l fi'c'atlonfland toriiiifigl g part thereof devices Q embodyhig. my invention, are illustrated r V capsizing. The s'oltitions of the problem which wereproposed heretofore; however,- i are not satisfactoryjas the rdeck'is not ref moved as readily or; as rapidly as required {being operated andit is not to be'e xp'ectedthat the persons in the. boat will have; the T Q P 1 ,presence of mind tooperatethemin time, or they are automatic but' are liable to become ifouledgf a 1 f I Thesedrawbacks'areelilninated in" my inventi o'nvvhich provides an, absolutely reliable safety appliance: for the purpose specified,- wliich requires" no, operation and may heron nect'edflwith the hoat'merely by gravity or vxby hinges 'y vhich 'c'an berelied upon to operate under all conditions; s; V f w 1 i Preferably the ,parts or flaps "constittitin'g the deck are 'rnerely connected} withfleach other by a b'uttjointsg'i thatlthey wil'l: open out freely :upon capsizing and Without being: acted onby the weight of the persons in the gem. The flaps may-j be subdivided trans: verselyv and longitudinally: Longitiidinal 14:5 subdivisionenahles the boat to he used I I pletely closed, a completely w open o'rf;partly[ i open condition. Those flapswhich ar'e not J required, inay' b'e'ffolded down against} the Sides of the boatorin-a preterredenibodia ment, erected; toi constittitei'a'. washfboardi f preferably a light metal oralldy;

, in case of emergency, for-such devices require] alon me awatt-1; (teamma e mm Duet) theireadydetachability"of the flaps the holds which inno'rrhal' boats'fare only accessible through asrn all hatch or flap in theid'ejckor the 'sidesof the boat, becoine accessihle throughon't'so that they are utilized to the-best advantage. The flaps" maybe inadein any'stiitab'l'e form enact-any silit able material, for instance Woodordiiet'al;

be arched or fiat,' and be solid plates or, preferably in collapsible boats, they-may he frameste; which a suitable cover of Water'- prooffabrlc issecured'i Pre'ferablythe -flap are: sectire'd to the sides at the boat byi meafisl of hinges-arid stripsiof flexible" Waterproof" connection, desired; including "packiiig strips; "be provided intermediate the everalp'anels into'ivhich a, flap is sl'lbdivld edi Ii the drawing accompanying this s'p'eci 1 I V F '2 is asection alienating-ebeat-haw {V ahlittedoii the f V fferring firstitoFigl" throughout itsilength ee-asofi fiaps fore 'a'li'd also al oi'i'g tr nsver e li'nes as shown. i Similar 'flapsil l' and 15 are,

also provided for"thetore-aiictaft. holds so? 'f i that hese 'beeame"very e he I importantarch mentioned th luergewgn theboatisgeoveredl able means such aserubber strips orv the like may be provided for packing the joint without interfering with the function ofthefiaps.

v the flaps, and a drip rail 22 is preferably providedextendingbeyond thejoint 20, as r I To ensure their coming apart, the flaps are abutted only along a narrow' face the edges being otherwise beveled. The abutting: face I I of each flap, or one of them, may be lined with metal strips holding a stripof rubber, i other packing means. r 1 1 Preferably, a roof-shapeddeflector 22 is provided,which-deflects water from the'joint without interfering with the openingof shown in'Fig. 3; 7

If it is desired,the flaps maybe folded down on the insideof the boat as shown in dotted linesin Fig. 2 so that the boat isopen. In this position, the flaps do not require. any" considerable space. i H

In comparatively wide boats the flaps-are;

half-consisting of two hingedly connected longitudinal parts.

5.-A boat comprlsing ar'bottom and side- 7 Walls, a cover resting on the, top edges of I "Saidside walls and being subdivided, in the longitudinal middleline thereof to form two independent halves capable of swingingin opposite directions, around jsaid top edges weights being secured-to eachhalf'near the inner edge thereof.

.6. iAiboat comprising a bottom and side -wa1ls,' a cover resting on the top edges of said sidewalls and being subdivided in the 1 longitudinal middle line thereofto form two v 7 independent halves capable of swinging in opposite directions around .7 said top edges and water deflecting means secured to one 1 "of said halves near the inner edgethereof.

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' a testimony whereof preferably subdividedlongitudinally and the several-panels constituting a flap are con- 7 nected by hinges; This arrangementnot, only involves the advantage that the space required for the folded-down flaps is reduced as compared'with undivided flaps but, and, o i

this is most important, the open 'area of-the boat may be varied as desired.

- In the boat illustratedain Fig; 2, each fiap is subdivided into three panels, the two inner panels being weightedas indicatedfat 26.;,'

The panels are shown completely vfolded against the side of the boat atthe-right'and partly folded at the'leftsoas to form a wash :7

board 24 from the panel 24:. r -V I wish overlapped edge of, the V f V it to be unde'rstoodthat do not desire to be limitedto the exact detailsfof being subdivided into nectlng said panels. i

v with construction shown and describedfor obvi s ous modifieatlonsiw ll occur to a person 1 1; A boat comprising a deck consisting of flaps supported on the side of the" boat and 7 I abuttedalongtheir inner'edgeslsaidlflaps g V; e v

panels, andhinges'cp 2;A'boat comprisingadecksconsistingl of I:

flaps supported on the side of the boat abutted' along their-inner edges and subdividedinto I 3 v panels' overlapping each other.-

"31 A; boat comprising a deck onsistingof j 5 K flaps supported on the sideoftheboat abutted 7:. along their inner edges and subdivided into panelsioverlapping each other, and means for r edgeconstitutesa washbo'ard placing one of said panels .into such position espect to the other thatits overlapping V7 

